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Oklahoma IT Agency Needs $16M to Pay Its Bills
(TNS) — The state agency that provides information technology services for other agencies told lawmakers it needs $16 million to pay its bills. Officials with the Office of Management and Enterprise...
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Bloom Assembles Digital Government Alumni for Consulting
As possibilities and expectations for digital services continue to grow, all state and local governments will rely on new kinds of business and tech savvy. It’s a cultural shift for which some, like...
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What’s New in Civic Tech: Federal Government Launches AI.gov
The federal government has launched a new website dedicated to artificial intelligence. Dubbed Artificial Intelligence for the American People, the site is essentially an informational hub for an...
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CDT Announces $10.5M Data Center Contract with Los Angeles
The California Department of Technology, which on Monday announced a $10.5 million contract with the city of Los Angeles for data center services, will absorb the new workload without adding people or...
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HP Releases Convertible PC that Works as Tablet, Tent, Laptop
Contact Work The new Dell 75 4K Interactive Touch Monitor (C7520QT) lets users write or draw in real time with virtually no lag on the monitor’s 20-point multi-touch InGlass screen using their...
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Federal Grants, Vendors to Break — at Long Last — from DUNS
The U.S. General Services Administration has picked Ernst & Young to come up with a new method of identifying contractors and grant recipients — including state and local governments — breaking a...
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Could an Energy Park Secure the U.S.-Mexico Border?
Fence. Wall. Barrier. “Whatever you want to call it.” President Donald Trump’s fight for border security began on the campaign trail in 2015 — and the fight continues, despite it leading to the...
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Funding Alone May Not Save Minnesota’s Troubled Licensing System
Minnesota's costly and controversial Licensing and Registration System (MNLARS) was recently approved for an additional $13 million in funding — the bulk of which will go to IT contractors that...
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Startup Ownum's First Product Is Blockchain Vehicle Titles
Cleveland-based blockchain company Ownum launched its first product Friday and announced three in the works, each with the stated purpose of eliminating a specific paper-based government process....
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Where Next for Smart Cities?
The global buzz surrounding smart cities has been growing steadily louder over the past few years. Here are a few intriguing quotes on the subject of building smart cities: “Smart cities are those who...
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Kamala Harris Proposes State and Local Digital Service Teams
A new bill put forth by California Senator and 2020 presidential hopeful Kamala Harris would seek to make governments across the country smarter — albeit on a fairly small scale. The Digital Service...
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FirstNet App Catalog Vets Mobile Tools for First Responders
In the wake of terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, one key takeaway identified by the 9/11 Commission was that the U.S. needed a designated, nationwide public-safety broadband network. Armed with...
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Life After Google: How Co-Ops and Dark Lines Could Be Fiber’s Future
Google Fiber stopped all services in Louisville, Ky., and left town last month. Meanwhile, the Internet company’s efforts to bring its high-speed Internet service to places like Nashville, Tenn., and...
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Colorado's Technology Office to Hire 'Blockchain Architect'
The Colorado Governor’s Office of Information Technology will soon name its first blockchain expert. The state is set to announce early next month the hiring of a “Blockchain Architect,” according to...
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Massachusetts Cities Tackle Pedestrian Safety with Data
Cities in the greater Boston area want to eliminate pedestrian deaths and they are taking a data analytics approach to achieve their goal. A much-traveled corridor linking Cambridge and Somerville...
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Trump Nominates Michael Kratsios as Chief Technology Officer
President Donald Trump has nominated Michael Kratsios to fill the federal chief technology officer (CTO) position, which has been vacant for the past two years, dating back to the start of Trump’s...
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Columbus' Experience Center Branches Out to Include Smart City Tech
The Smart Columbus Experience Center is planning an expansion of its offerings and public engagement with more private-sector partners and a broader focus. The Experience Center was originally formed...
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Three Things You Should Know About the 2019 Top 25
This issue marks one of the most anticipated of the year for Government Technology readers. For the 18th year in a row, we honor 25 people and teams as our top Doers, Dreamers and Drivers. It’s a list...
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What Government Needs to Know About DevOps (Contributed)
Within state and local government IT organizations, there are development, operations and other specialist teams, such as security, that tend to work in isolation. Typically, one department will...
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20 Public Safety Tech Companies to Tour 10 Cities in 2019
ResponderXLabs, a program that tests and showcases new technology for first responders, has announced its lineup of 20 companies and 10 host cities for 2019 events. Backed by Responder Corp’s...
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